What Is Business?

1948 · Prelinger Archives · 10 minutes · 97 shots · Black and white

Every shot, with timecodes

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  Title card: Coronet presents What Is Business?, copyright 1948

  0:00.0–0:07.5 (7.5 s) · shot 5054

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  Credits: Educational Collaborator Paul L. Salsgiver, Simmons College, RCA Sound System

  0:07.5–0:16.3 (8.8 s) · shot 5055

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  Fading credits for Educational Collaborator Paul L. Salsgiver, Simmons College

  0:16.3–0:18.8 (2.5 s) · shot 5056

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  Main Street sign panning down to 1940s town buildings

  0:18.8–0:26.3 (7.5 s) · shot 5057

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  Panning shot along Main Street with parked vintage cars and storefronts

  0:26.3–0:34.6 (8.3 s) · shot 5058

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  Person walking past the window of a 1940s pharmacy storefront

  0:34.6–0:40.5 (5.9 s) · shot 5059

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  First National Bank facade with columns and pedestrians on sidewalk

  0:40.5–0:43.5 (3.0 s) · shot 5060

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  Jewelry store window display with Wholesale Only sign

  0:43.5–0:48.1 (4.6 s) · shot 5061

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  Woods Bon Ton store exterior where a woman pushes a stroller

  0:48.1–0:51.6 (3.5 s) · shot 5062

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  Public Service Company building exterior with a person walking past

  0:51.6–0:54.5 (2.9 s) · shot 5063

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  Store window display filled with pots, pans, and housewares

  0:54.5–0:58.0 (3.5 s) · shot 5064

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  Train passing a station with crossing gate lowering, 1940s

  0:58.0–1:02.3 (4.3 s) · shot 5065

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  Bright Electric Products Co storefront with glass block windows

  1:02.3–1:06.7 (4.4 s) · shot 5066

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  Shellubrication gas station with vintage fuel pumps and car

  1:06.7–1:09.5 (2.8 s) · shot 5067

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  Co-Op storefront and Marmer's Food Mart with fruit displays

  1:09.5–1:15.5 (6.0 s) · shot 5068

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  Clothing store window display with dresses and merchandise

  1:15.5–1:19.0 (3.4 s) · shot 5069

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  Construction worker pushing a wheelbarrow at a brick building site

  1:19.0–1:22.5 (3.5 s) · shot 5070

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  Person molding clay or adobe with a child helping outdoors

  1:22.5–1:30.5 (8.0 s) · shot 5071

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  Woman weaving a patterned rug on a traditional loom

  1:30.5–1:36.5 (6.0 s) · shot 5072

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  Exterior of a single-story suburban house with tiled roof and trees

  1:36.5–1:46.0 (9.5 s) · shot 5073

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  Family in a 1940s kitchen eating breakfast together around a table

  1:46.0–1:53.4 (7.4 s) · shot 5074

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  Man reading a newspaper at the breakfast table with Wheaties box

  1:53.4–1:56.6 (3.2 s) · shot 5075

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  Young boy eating cereal from a bowl at the kitchen table

  1:56.6–1:59.6 (3.0 s) · shot 5076

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  Family seated around the kitchen table having breakfast, 1940s

  1:59.6–2:03.0 (3.3 s) · shot 5077

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  Young girl eating breakfast at table in kitchen, 1940s style

  2:03.0–2:06.9 (3.9 s) · shot 5078

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  Close-up of bowl of cereal being prepared with milk, 1940s

  2:06.9–2:10.6 (3.7 s) · shot 5079

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  Grocery store aisle with cereal boxes and cart, mid-20th century

  2:10.6–2:20.1 (9.6 s) · shot 5080

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  Dense field of grain crops swaying in wind, agriculture

  2:20.1–2:22.7 (2.6 s) · shot 5081

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  Wide view of agricultural field with distant hills, 1940s

  2:22.7–2:29.8 (7.1 s) · shot 5082

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  Farm workers harvesting crops in a large field, 1940s

  2:29.8–2:32.8 (2.9 s) · shot 5083

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  Industrial loading dock with workers moving large wrapped bales

  2:32.8–2:35.4 (2.7 s) · shot 5084

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  Large cattle yards with pens and fencing, 20th century

  2:35.4–2:37.5 (2.0 s) · shot 5085

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  Large flock of sheep gathered in open pasture landscape

  2:37.5–2:41.6 (4.2 s) · shot 5086

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  Tractor working a field, agricultural machinery in operation, 1940s

  2:41.6–2:47.7 (6.0 s) · shot 5087

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  Agricultural machinery harrowing a field under cloudy sky

  2:47.7–2:54.9 (7.3 s) · shot 5088

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  Farmer operating small motorized cart in a field, 1940s

  2:54.9–3:01.2 (6.2 s) · shot 5089

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  Industrial site with truck and conveyor belt loading material

  3:01.2–3:09.7 (8.5 s) · shot 5090

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  Forestry worker cutting down large tree with axe, 1940s

  3:09.7–3:12.9 (3.2 s) · shot 5091

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  Logging machinery tractor working among large trees in forest

  3:12.9–3:17.4 (4.5 s) · shot 5092

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  Large industrial saw cutting through large log, sawdust flying

  3:17.4–3:19.6 (2.3 s) · shot 5093

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  Lumber sorting yard with wooden planks, industrial setting

  3:19.6–3:22.2 (2.6 s) · shot 5094

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  Ship at dock with crew members working on deck, 1940s

  3:22.2–3:27.0 (4.7 s) · shot 5095

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  Industrial mine head frame or tower against cloudy sky

  3:27.0–3:31.9 (4.9 s) · shot 5096

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  Large construction crane operating at excavation site, 1940s

  3:31.9–3:38.1 (6.2 s) · shot 5097

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  Heavy industrial facility with pipes and metal structures

  3:38.1–3:46.4 (8.3 s) · shot 5098

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  Hot metal processing in industrial manufacturing plant, glowing steel

  3:46.4–3:49.9 (3.6 s) · shot 5099

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  Industrial steam and metal sheets in manufacturing facility

  3:49.9–3:54.0 (4.1 s) · shot 5100

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  Family having breakfast together at kitchen table, 1940s style

  3:54.0–4:04.6 (10.6 s) · shot 5101

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  Exterior of a large factory building with trees in the foreground, 1940s film.

  4:04.6–4:13.6 (9.0 s) · shot 5102

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  People walking toward the entrance of a factory building, vintage educational film.

  4:13.6–4:20.0 (6.3 s) · shot 5103

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  Factory workers assembling and handling toasters on an assembly line, historical footage.

  4:20.0–4:33.4 (13.4 s) · shot 5104

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  Machinery shaping and polishing metal parts on a factory production line, vintage footage.

  4:33.4–4:43.8 (10.4 s) · shot 5105

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  Factory worker inspecting and working on a line of assembled toasters, historical film.

  4:43.8–5:00.4 (16.6 s) · shot 5106

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  Factory worker moving a tray of assembled toasters, vintage industrial film.

  5:00.4–5:03.5 (3.1 s) · shot 5107

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  Two factory workers working near stacked products and toasters on a line, historical footage.

  5:03.5–5:16.9 (13.4 s) · shot 5108

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  Family having breakfast at a table with a toaster, vintage domestic scene.

  5:16.9–5:25.5 (8.6 s) · shot 5109

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  Close-up of a young boy eating breakfast and using a toaster at a table.

  5:25.5–5:37.1 (11.6 s) · shot 5110

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  Factory worker loading stacked boxes onto a pallet inside a shipping area, vintage film.

  5:37.1–5:44.0 (6.9 s) · shot 5111

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  Aerial or high-angle view of a freight yard with many train cars and steam, 1940s.

  5:44.0–5:50.8 (6.7 s) · shot 5112

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  Worker carrying a boxed product out of a warehouse or freight car, historical film.

  5:50.8–6:00.4 (9.6 s) · shot 5113

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  Workers in a warehouse stacking and moving boxes of merchandise, vintage footage.

  6:00.4–6:08.5 (8.1 s) · shot 5114

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  Close-up of a packaged box labeled 'Toastmaster' being handled in a warehouse.

  6:08.5–6:12.0 (3.5 s) · shot 5115

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  Stack of packaged boxes labeled 'Fragile' and 'Toastmaster', vintage shipping footage.

  6:12.0–6:14.3 (2.2 s) · shot 5116

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  Man walking past a storefront window on a city street, 1940s educational film.

  6:14.3–6:17.0 (2.8 s) · shot 5117

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  Man walking past a radio shop storefront window, vintage urban scene.

  6:17.0–6:19.3 (2.3 s) · shot 5118

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  Customers and a store clerk at a retail shop counter looking at merchandise, 1940s.

  6:19.3–6:37.7 (18.5 s) · shot 5119

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  Close-up of a shiny chrome toaster on a display surface, vintage commercial film.

  6:37.7–6:41.5 (3.8 s) · shot 5120

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  Toaster on a table during family breakfast scene in a kitchen, 1940s film.

  6:41.5–6:54.3 (12.8 s) · shot 5121

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  Family sitting at a kitchen table having breakfast with a toaster nearby, vintage film.

  6:54.3–6:58.4 (4.1 s) · shot 5122

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  Woman talking on a telephone in a room with patterned wallpaper, 1940s film.

  6:58.4–7:03.8 (5.4 s) · shot 5123

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  Woman talking on a telephone while other family members move around in the room, 1940s.

  7:03.8–7:08.4 (4.6 s) · shot 5124

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  Man sitting at a desk reviewing documents and talking on a telephone, vintage office scene.

  7:08.4–7:17.9 (9.5 s) · shot 5125

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  Operator using telephone switchboard in 1940s office.

  7:17.9–7:22.2 (4.3 s) · shot 5126

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  Utility telephone pole against white sky, 1940s.

  7:22.2–7:26.5 (4.2 s) · shot 5127

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  Person working at desk with papers and telephone in office.

  7:26.5–7:31.4 (4.9 s) · shot 5128

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  Telephone pole along suburban street with passing vehicles, 1940s.

  7:31.4–7:41.3 (9.9 s) · shot 5129

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  Streamliner passenger train moving along tracks, 1940s.

  7:41.3–7:45.2 (3.9 s) · shot 5130

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  Passenger train speeding along tracks near wooded embankment, 1940s.

  7:45.2–7:48.0 (2.8 s) · shot 5131

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  Cargo ship docked at harbor with cranes, 1940s.

  7:48.0–7:52.5 (4.5 s) · shot 5132

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  Propeller airplane on airfield runway, 1940s.

  7:52.5–8:03.5 (11.0 s) · shot 5133

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  Downtown street view with storefronts and cars, 1940s.

  8:03.5–8:16.8 (13.3 s) · shot 5134

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  Entrance of Library Plaza Hotel, 1940s.

  8:16.8–8:21.4 (4.7 s) · shot 5135

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  Exterior of Main Cafe with signage, 1940s.

  8:21.4–8:23.3 (1.9 s) · shot 5136

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  Coronet theater marquee on city street, 1940s.

  8:23.3–8:27.4 (4.1 s) · shot 5137

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  People in office talking near desk, 1940s.

  8:27.4–8:31.8 (4.4 s) · shot 5138

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  Barber cutting customer's hair in shop, 1940s.

  8:31.8–8:35.0 (3.1 s) · shot 5139

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  Washington National Insurance Company certificate on wall, 1940s.

  8:35.0–8:38.8 (3.9 s) · shot 5140

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  Man working in office with camera and floral arrangements, 1940s.

  8:38.8–8:50.2 (11.3 s) · shot 5141

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  Mechanic working on car in garage, 1940s.

  8:50.2–8:56.2 (6.0 s) · shot 5142

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  Woodworker operating lathe in workshop, 1940s.

  8:56.2–8:58.8 (2.5 s) · shot 5143

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  People emerging from arched entrance of building, 1940s.

  8:58.8–9:09.1 (10.3 s) · shot 5144

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  Parked car along residential street with bare trees, 1940s.

  9:09.1–9:23.5 (14.4 s) · shot 5145

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  Storefront at night with cigar and tobacco sign, 1940s.

  9:23.5–9:26.3 (2.8 s) · shot 5146

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  Car driving along downtown street with storefronts, 1940s.

  9:26.3–9:29.3 (3.0 s) · shot 5147

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  Busy downtown street intersection with traffic, 1940s.

  9:29.3–9:36.8 (7.6 s) · shot 5148

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  Street sign showing Main and Sherman intersections, 1940s.

  9:36.8–9:40.9 (4.0 s) · shot 5149

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  Title card with "The End" and "CORONET INSTRUCTIONAL FILMS" in script font.

  9:40.9–9:49.2 (8.3 s) · shot 5150